Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Parental Guide

It's no ER, but doc drama still entertains.

Consumerism

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Drinking, drugs, & smoking

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Positive messages

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Parents need to know that this medical drama has mature themes, strong language, and sometimes-graphic footage. The hospital setting means that death and terminal illness are commonplace, and life-threatening injuries from (among other things) shootings and stabbings are shown -- though usually quickly and from a distance. Content often delves into the characters' love affairs, emotional instability, and addictions. Some doctors come across as insensitive when they're out of patients' earshot (making bets on when one will die, for instance). Racism, sexism, homosexuality, and medical ethics are all dealt with.

Season 6 Episode 16:

Simon Sez

Season 6 Episode 15:

Painful Cuts

Geiger attempts to perform surgery on his adopted daughter after she develops heart problems; Geiger is pressured to slash the hospital budget; Hanlon performs an appendectomy on a pair of uninsured, conjoined twins.

Season 6 Episode 3:

Oh, What a Piece of Work Is Man

A newborn's life is in the hands of a heart surgeon who has Tourette's syndrome; Dr. Hanlon's patient remodels herself to look like a Barbie doll; a stranger gives Dr. Wilkes a brain that he claims is Einstein's.